1. subst. A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.
I need a pair of pliers to get a good grip on that broken screw.
2. subst. plural of plier
tongs
1. Konjugierte Form:
2. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs 'tong'
tongs
1. subst. An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring
2. subst. (by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to
3. subst. plural of tong
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of tong
5. subst. plural of tong
forceps
1. Zange, Pinzette
forceps
1. subst. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
2. subst. (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
3. subst. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
4. subst. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
5. subst. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
6. subst. A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
7. subst. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
8. subst. Harness; warlike preparation.
9. subst. (typography) A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": or connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in role, roll; in music, use
10. subst. A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is
11. subst. A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie
12. subst. (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
13. subst. (Cornwall) The mouth of a shaft.
14. subst. (mostly) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
15. subst. (plural in the US, singular or plural in the UK) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
16. subst. (soccer) Two goals scored by one player in a game.
17. v. (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
All hands, brace for impact!
Brace yourself!
The boy has no idea about everything that's been going on. You need to brace him for what's about to happen.
18. v. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
He braced himself against the crowd.
19. v. (nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
to brace the yards
20. v. To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
21. v. To confront with questions, demands or requests.
22. v. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
to brace a beam in a building
23. v. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
